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Consultation Report on Secondary Catchment Lennoxtown Primary EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL: EDUCATION SERVICE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SECONDARY TRANSFER ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF LENNOXTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 2019 1.0 Background 1.1 East Dunbartonshire’s current school provision and arrangements for Primary 7 to S1 transfer arrangements are underpinned by legislative requirements in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980. This requires the Council to: i. ensure effective management of their school estate and provide sufficient places for their pupil population; ii. adhere to the general principle that children should be educated in line with their parents’ wishes; iii. ensure that all admissions must comply with class size legislation and national staffing agreements. 1.2 Children who live in the catchment area of Lennoxtown Primary School, in Lennoxtown and the catchment area of Craighead Primary School in Milton of Campsie are zoned to St Ninian’s High School in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire and to Kilsyth Academy in North Lanarkshire. When transferring to secondary education, parents can choose to send their child to either school as a catchment pupil. This arrangement has been in place since 1997 as a legacy of regional councils and is common across local authorities. 1.3 St Ninian’s High School has an overall capacity of 850 and in order to manage this effectively the S1 roll is capped at 150. 2.0 Present Position 2.1 In the last three years, there has been a significant increase in the number of pupils opting to transfer to St Ninian’s High School Pupils from Lennoxtown have opted to go to Kilsyth Academy or to make placing requests to other schools within East Dunbartonshire; only a small number have transferred to St Ninian’s High School. Associated Associated Roll Transfer Sec 1 Year Primary Associated Sec 1 Associated Sec 2 Transfer2 Sec 2 (P7) 1 Transfer Transfer (%) (%) 2017 Craighead PS 34 Kilsyth Academy 12 35.3% St Ninian's HS 22 64.7% 2018 Craighead PS 39 Kilsyth Academy 4 10.3% St Ninian's HS 34 87.2% 2019 Craighead PS 38 Kilsyth Academy 9 23.7% St Ninian's HS 27 71.1% Lennoxtown 2017 18 Kilsyth Academy 10 55.6% St Ninian's HS 0.0% PS Lennoxtown 2018 11 Kilsyth Academy 8 72% St Ninian's HS 0.0% PS Lennoxtown 2019 16 Kilsyth Academy 7 44% St Ninian's HS * PS *less than 5 pupils; the exact number cannot be given due to Data Protection. 2.2 The number of children transferring from Craighead Primary and Lennoxtown Primary over the next five years is: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Craighead PS 30 34 42 34 36 Lennoxtown PS 22 30 23 14 22 2.3 The table in 2.1 above shows that approximately 75% of Craighead Primary have been opting to transfer to St Ninian’s High School. If this trend were to continue and no future placing requests are accepted into S1 after 2019, then the projected intake would start to exceed capacity in 2020. This projection does not take account of children from Lennoxtown Primary, who may choose to transfer to St Ninian’s as their catchment secondary school. 3.0 Informal Consultation 3.1 The Council approved an informal consultation on the secondary transfer arrangements for children, who attend Craighead Primary and Lennoxtown Primary in May 2019. (PB/096/19/JM). 3.2 The informal consultation took place from 16 May 2019 and ended on 21 June 2019. It involved: Meetings with the Parent Councils of Craighead Primary, Lennoxtown Primary and St Ninian’s High School; Information on the informal consultation was sent to the Parent Councils of Kirkintilloch High School and Lenzie Academy; Information was sent to the parents of both primary schools and St Machan’s Primary; Open public meetings were held in: o Craighead Primary on 30 May; o Lennoxtown Primary on 4 June; Pupils in both primary schools were consulted; Parents and other members of the community were offered the opportunity to provide comments by email; The Roman Catholic Church were consulted through the Archdiocese, as they would be a statutory consultee in any statutory consultation. 3.3 The consultation focused on two questions: What are the main factors that you take into account when choosing a secondary school for your child? If there was an option of a non-denominational secondary school within East Dunbartonshire Council, what would be your view? The public meetings offered the opportunity for question and discussion on the key issues 3.4 The public meetings were well attended in both schools, with approximately 100 people attending. Six email responses were submitted. 3.5 The responses can be summarised as follows: 3.5.1 The main factors parents gave for choosing a secondary school for their child are detailed below. The same reasons were given by both school communities. The provision of school transport; Easy access to the school by public transport so that children could attend after school activities; An inclusive and positive ethos; High standards of attainment and achievement; A wide selection of subjects available in the Senior Phase; Opportunities for wider achievement; The provision for children with additional support needs; The facilities available within the school; The reputation of the school from inspection reports, school exam results; Same school as friendship group or siblings. 3.5.2 Pupils gave similar responses and highlighted friendship groups, the standard of education and good teachers as important. 3.5.3 In response to the option of a non-denominational secondary school, there was overwhelming support for this proposal. The main issues were: The need for a direct bus route to the school so that children could attend after school activities; As Lennoxtown is designated as a Place priority area, this was viewed as very important especially if there was a reliance on public transport; There was support for Kilsyth Academy being retained as an option; There was concern that Lennoxtown pupils may not be able to attend St Ninian’s High School due to the roll pressures; There was a request that the two communities are not split with different secondary schools being the catchment school; There are already a number of placing requests to Lenzie Academy from Lennoxtown and this is seen as a positive option as it would have a significant impact on regeneration within this Place area; Different in-service days and some holiday dates cause issues for parents. 3.6 There was discussion with the representative from the Catholic Church Archdiocese. They were in favour of the option of another non-denominational school as they view it as important to maintain the Catholic ethos of St Ninian’s High School. 3.7 Officers have had initial discussions with officers from North Lanarkshire Council., in order to understand the impact of any proposals on Kilsyth Academy. 4.0 Options 4.1 Following the Informal Consultation, it was clear that there was strong support for a non-denominational secondary school within East Dunbartonshire to be an option for parents when choosing a secondary school for their child. Officers then considered a number of options. 4.2 Option 1: Do nothing This is not a viable option as the Council may fail to comply with its duty to provide sufficient catchment pupil places in St Ninian’s High School, if the current trend continues. It was very clear from the informal consultation that there was overwhelming support for a non-denominational school within East Dunbartonshire to be an option for children transferring to secondary school from the catchment areas of Lennoxtown Primary and Craighead Primary. Failure to address this would be viewed negatively by the community. 4.3 Option 2: Extend St Ninian’s High School This would require to be considered in terms of the PPP contract and would have considerable financial implications for the Council. 4.4 Option 3: Undertake a Statutory Consultation to Change the Secondary Transfer Arrangements for children who live in the catchment areas of Lennoxtown Primary and Craighead Primary There would require to be a separate proposal and consultation for each catchment area as they are not inextricably linked. Kilsyth Academy and St Ninian’s High School should remain as options. It is not possible to predict parental choice if parents of children who live in the catchment areas of Lennoxtown Primary and Craighead Primary were given the option of an East Dunbartonshire school as well as St Ninian’s High School or Kilsyth Academy. Analysis of the roll projections for the non-denominational secondary schools which are nearest by distance to Lennoxtown and Milton of Campsie was undertaken. These roll projections include an allowance for new housing and the current trend in placing requests. It is not possible to accurately predict the future roll of a school as it is dependent on parental choice. The analysis showed: Kirkintilloch High School could accommodate pupils from either school but not both; there would require to be some management of placing requests if the new housing results in the projected increase in the roll and if 100% of pupils transferred. Lenzie Academy has a high number of placing requests each year, a significant number of these are from outwith East Dunbartonshire Council. There would require to be careful management of placing requests in order to manage the roll effectively. Lenzie Academy could accommodate pupils from either school but not both. A small group of parents at the consultation events expressed the view that the two villages should not be split and could be given a choice of both schools. However this would reduce the educational benefits detailed in Section 7.
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